alexf Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Yeah it's the same finish we kept seeing time and again when he played from the left which is why there was a clamour for Barnes to start because you give Barnes two chances like that and he's scoring one of them or atleast working he keeper. But that's the frustration with Gordon, he showed such composure and accuracy for his goal but then other chances just leans back and doesn't concentrate. You'd think he has done that cut in and shot 1000's of times in training and it should be routine. So to sky it twice in the same way is pretty poor. But as said before. Cannot fault his work rate and he is the least of our problems and probably do well to hang on to him in the summer if other clubs came calling. Just wondered if games like yesterday we need him on the wing more as he gets abit lost amongst a low block and were relying on lesser players around him to creat chances then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWN Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 he tried his heart out yesterday this lad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 5 minutes ago, GWN said: he tried his heart out yesterday this lad Only one who can take credit due to this. Least of our worries at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonthecomeback Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Aye. I was feeling shit about dropping 6 points to that lot - now Gordon has told me we’re a better team, I’m OK again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Gets unfair stick at times - been guilty of it myself. As stated he was probably the only one to come out of yesterday with any credit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 He was great for the goal and he worked his bollocks off. Odd to say considering he now has 17 goals and is great at penalties. But I still don't like his finishing. Had two almost identical chances yesterday and both were miles over and bang in the middle of the goal. I think him, Joelinton and maybe Hall did ok yesterday and performed up to their respective levels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 1 minute ago, Lush Vlad said: He was great for the goal and he worked his bollocks off. Odd to say considering he now has 17 goals and is great at penalties. But I still don't like his finishing. Had two almost identical chances yesterday and both were miles over and bang in the middle of the goal. I think him, Joelinton and maybe Hall did ok yesterday and performed up to their respective levels. He's not a natural finisher and he isn't a striker it isn't something we should hold against him. Players of similar calibre also fluff those chances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Just now, r0cafella said: He's not a natural finisher and he isn't a striker it isn't something we should hold against him. Players of similar calibre also fluff those chances. Yep. I've never rated his finishing, he never seems to strike it cleanly and goes for a side foot with not much power. On his two yesterday, it's a shame he didn't do that. As their keeper looked so ropey, he probably would have spilled the ball out back into the box, Ramsdale style. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 They were frustrating finishes in that he didn't get them on target, really. The rest of his game was good - he does lead from the front well in that role. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 35 minutes ago, r0cafella said: He's not a natural finisher and he isn't a striker it isn't something we should hold against him. Players of similar calibre also fluff those chances. To be clear I don't hold that against him. He's one of our better players and I've not been one of those who has gone in on him like many have on here. I think he's one of our few players who have the big game mentality and shows up and that shows in his willingness to step up and take penalties just as one example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 (edited) He needs to focus on finding the bottom corner instead of the top corner. The low ones usually are much better. The take of his goal was much better than maybe we think, he did brilliantly to control it and shift it away form the two defenders. It was no way a tap-in. Edited March 23 by AyeDubbleYoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie Mover Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Anthony Gordon says Newcastle United's defeat by rivals Sunderland is "not good enough" because the Black Cats are "not very good" compared with the Magpies. Sunderland completed a league double over their north-east rivals on Sunday with a 2-1 win at St James' Park, having beaten the Magpies 1-0 in the reverse fixture. The defeat means the Tyneside club have failed to beat Sunderland in any of their past 11 league meetings - the longest winless run for either club in the fixture's history. But Newcastle forward Gordon, who scored his side's opener before Sunderland's comeback through goals from Chemsdine Talbi and Brian Brobbey, says Eddie Howe's side are the better team. "The frustrating thing is, in my opinion, they're not a very good team compared to us. We shouldn't lose to them," Gordon told Newcastle's club media. "Away is obviously more difficult because they have the fans, the atmosphere and a bit more pressure, but at home we should not lose that game. Not with the first half that we had, but again we haven't been good enough starting second halves and it's an ongoing problem." Newcastle's Barnes replaces Eze in England squad Published 4 hours ago Sunderland's victory means they leapfrogged Newcastle in the table, with the Magpies dropping to 12th. The loss followed an 8-3 aggregate defeat by Barcelona in the Champions League. "Not good enough really, no excuses," said Gordon. "We were good for 45 minutes, which has been the case too often this season - we actually knew going into the game and had been trying to work on it. "Not good enough start to the second half and they were the better team second half." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie Mover Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 The man is a brain dead idiot. Keep your stupid pathetic thoughts to yourself. Action not words. Dickhead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEntertainer Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Stupid comment, I get where he's coming from but they're above us in the league and have beaten us twice, pretty clear who is currently the better team... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Thought his comments were class personally ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Joel Inton Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 His comments are basically what we’ve all said on here. Not sure what he’s said wrong there at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 1 hour ago, Magpie Mover said: The man is a brain dead idiot. Keep your stupid pathetic thoughts to yourself. Action not words. Dickhead. Tbh he's backed up his words with actions. He's been one of our best players this season IMO, and he's turned up in the big games for the most part. It's too many others who have wilted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 1 hour ago, TheEntertainer said: Stupid comment, I get where he's coming from but they're above us in the league and have beaten us twice, pretty clear who is currently the better team... You think overall Sunderland are a better team than us? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Pinkman Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 8 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: You think overall Sunderland are a better team than us? In the league this year it’s hard to argue against it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 9 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: You think overall Sunderland are a better team than us? They are shite. We just spent a lot of money to build a side that's not demonstrably better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 1 hour ago, Magpie Mover said: Anthony Gordon says Newcastle United's defeat by rivals Sunderland is "not good enough" because the Black Cats are "not very good" compared with the Magpies. Sunderland completed a league double over their north-east rivals on Sunday with a 2-1 win at St James' Park, having beaten the Magpies 1-0 in the reverse fixture. The defeat means the Tyneside club have failed to beat Sunderland in any of their past 11 league meetings - the longest winless run for either club in the fixture's history. But Newcastle forward Gordon, who scored his side's opener before Sunderland's comeback through goals from Chemsdine Talbi and Brian Brobbey, says Eddie Howe's side are the better team. "The frustrating thing is, in my opinion, they're not a very good team compared to us. We shouldn't lose to them," Gordon told Newcastle's club media. "Away is obviously more difficult because they have the fans, the atmosphere and a bit more pressure, but at home we should not lose that game. Not with the first half that we had, but again we haven't been good enough starting second halves and it's an ongoing problem." Newcastle's Barnes replaces Eze in England squad Published 4 hours ago Sunderland's victory means they leapfrogged Newcastle in the table, with the Magpies dropping to 12th. The loss followed an 8-3 aggregate defeat by Barcelona in the Champions League. "Not good enough really, no excuses," said Gordon. "We were good for 45 minutes, which has been the case too often this season - we actually knew going into the game and had been trying to work on it. "Not good enough start to the second half and they were the better team second half." Maybe stop shooting as if your foot is a pitching wedge before talking about how good you are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Been our best player since going up top. We’ll just have to accept the inconsistent finishing for the rest of the season, but at least he gets chances and shots which is automatically better than any of the other options. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 I watched his interview, I thought it was as good as can be - we need actions ultimately, but they can't not give an interview either. He's correct about Sunderland and he's not using it to have a dig at them, he's explaining how we've no excuse for losing to them, which is right. Especially when we were ahead - these are the third lowest scorers in the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEntertainer Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 I think you can't argue with league position and two results. I know our players should be better on paper, but the games not played on paper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEntertainer Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 47 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: You think overall Sunderland are a better team than us? Dunno why my first response didn't quote you, user error I expect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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